Book Title: The history of the Old and New Testament : extracted out of Sacred Scripture and writings of the Fathers : to which are added the lives, travels and sufferings of the Apostles ... : the whole illustrated with two hundred thirty four sculptures, and three maps, delineated and engraved by good artists / translated from the Sieur de Royaumont, by several hands ; supervised and recommended by Dr. Horneck, and other orthodox divines

Author: Fontaine, Nicolas, 1625-1709

Image Title: Animals Enter the Ark

Scripture Reference:

• Genesis 6 (further images / scripture text)

Description: God speaks to Noah, as the animals begin entering the ark two by two. The artist has indicated God’s presence by placing the Tetragrammaton in an illuminated cloud (upper right corner). As the numeral at the head of the page indicates, this is plate #7 in a series of illustrations, and the engraver, Michael van der Gucht (1660-1725), is responsible for the work..

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